Five schools around the state were awarded this year’s workforce education grants.
The Workforce Education Fund was created by the state legislature in 2013 and focuses on distributing grants to career and technical education programs in high schools.
School districts in Edgemont, Parker, Sioux Falls, Wall, and Woonsocket were given grants to purchase new equipment or build additional technical education space.
The grants represent a total investment over $820,000. Individual grants range from $60,000 to $225,000.